![]() ![]() This is a dense volume, but its coherent presentation of Buddhist philosophy in all its variety makes diving in worth the effort.Ĭreation and Completion: Essential Points of Tantric Meditationīy Jamgon Kongtrul, translated by Sarah Harding While the diversity of Buddhist schools of thought makes it all but impossible to encapsulate the tradition in one book, Buddhist Philosophy: Essential Readings is as comprehensive an attempt as any. Chodron also relates the Buddhist teachings to modern-day issues, such as the ecological crisis, euthanasia, and social activism. What is the goal of the Buddhist path? What is karma? Tibetan Buddhist nun Thubten Chodron tackles the most commonly asked questions about Buddhism and provides clear, simple answers without oversimplifying. So she set out to find other young Buddhists and collected their stories. ![]() She realized that twenty-somethings had very different reasons than she did for practicing Buddhism. Sumi Loundon Kim’s interest in the practice of young American Buddhists was stirred while working in the kitchen of a Buddhist retreat center in New England. Here is an updated list of the best books for those new to Buddhism, plus some suggested reading for the more seasoned practitioner:īlue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists We created that list in 2011 (read the original here), and asked readers to suggest more. It occurred to us that we should compile all the Buddhist books for beginners and that such a list, composed solely of personal accounts of life-altering realizations, could be quite special. While reading through the discussion from people of many different backgrounds and traditions, one common theme became immediately apparent: Buddhist books. In 2011, Tricycle hosted a discussion titled “What Led You to Buddhism?” in which participants were asked to share the stories of how they came to learn more about Buddhism. ![]()
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